John Coltrane - Plays the Blues (Bonus Track Version) (2021)

Tracklist:

01. John Coltrane - Blues to Elvin
02. John Coltrane - Blues to Bechet
03. John Coltrane - Blues to You
04. John Coltrane - Mr. Day
05. John Coltrane - Mr. Syms
06. John Coltrane - Mr. Knight
07. John Coltrane - Village Blues
08. John Coltrane - Some Other Blues
09. John Coltrane - Trane's Slow Blues
10. John Coltrane - Equinox
11. John Coltrane - Blues Legacy

[quoute]Coltrane's sessions for Atlantic in late October 1960 were prolific, yielding the material for My Favorite Things, Coltrane Plays the Blues, and Coltrane's Sound. My Favorite Things was destined to be the most remembered and influential of these, and while Coltrane Plays the Blues is not as renowned or daring in material, it is still a powerful session. As for the phrase "plays the blues" in the title, that's not an indicator that the tunes are conventional blues (they aren't). It's more indicative of a bluesy sensibility, whether he is playing muscular saxophone or, on "Blues to Bechet" and "Mr. Syms," the more unusual sounding (at the time) soprano sax. Elvin Jones, who hadn't been in Coltrane's band long, really busts out on the quicker numbers, such as "Blues to You" and "Mr. Day."[/quote]